Morning Read

MORNING READ

FROM THE BLOGS:
Don’t count on Nelson for healthcare – Jonathan Cohn, The Treatment
A perfect mess – Jennifer Rubin, Contentions
The greenest Republicans – Dennis Sanders, Moderate Voice
The Junta Party – Josh Marshall, TPM
The Left’s Privilege of Language – Tim Slagle, Big Hollywood
Hillary joins the Cheney fun – Chris in Paris, AMERICAblog
Politifact’s commitment to truth – John McCormack, Weekly Standard
Learned helplessness – Hilzoy, Washington Monthly
Unemployment, unionization and taxes – Jillian Bandes, Townhall
NYT uses tragedy to editorialize for rich – D. Baker, Beat the Press
Tiny example of government waste – W.T. Huston, RedState
Unions take to the airwaves – Greg Sargent, Plum Line
Maddow’s ratings tumbleNewsbusters
Negotiating with ‘pirates’ – Kevin Drum, MoJo
More speech stifling at UNC Michelle Malkin

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
The Harman plot thickensThe Hill
Will Obey roll Inouye?The Hill
Bottom line: did interrogations stop attacks?NY Times
Congress debates torture probeWashington Post